Gas Truck Explodes Outside Mexico City Children’s Hospital

A gas truck exploded on Thursday and leveled part of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City. City officials said a woman and a child were killed. Jose Martinez, a spokesman for the mayor, told NBC News that 62 people were injured. He corrected earlier reports from city and emergency officials that seven people had died, including children. The numbers were fluid as crews combed the debris, and dozens were unaccounted for. Pablo Armando Reyes Olivares, who owns a locksmith shop nearby, told NBC News that he helped remove eight newborns who survived. "There were moms who had recently given birth who were asking for their newborns," he said. "We are all destroyed."